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GRAVAT HOLDER'. No. 304,663. Patented Sept. 2,1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 304,663, dated September 2, 1884.

Application filed May 10, 1884. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, Jur-.rus N. PRonscHnL, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and in the State of Wisconsimhave invented certain 5 new and useful Improvements in Necktie or Cravat Fasteners, and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to devices for fastenro ing neckties or cravats in place upon the collar; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction, as will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a vcollar and necktie with my inveu`- tion in place. Fig. 2 is a front view of my device in place on the collar-stud, with the necktie omitted to better illustrate the operation of the device with relation to the collar 2o and shirt-band, portions of which are illustrated in said figure. Fig. Bis a front elevation, and Fig. 4 a side elevation, of my device.

A represents the necktie-holder, and will be described in detail hereinafter. B is a shirt-collar; C, the neckband ofa shirt.V Dis a necktie, and E a collar-stud at the rear ofthe neekloand and collar, as in common use. The fastener A consists of an elastic or spring-wire body, bent as shown in Figs. 3 and -that is,

starting from the base or lowest part, a, the

two ends of the wire are bent at a a', and thence upward tothe points a a3, (forming the arms a2 a2 thereby,) and thence bent downwardvin nearly or quite straight lines (forming the arms a4 at) to the points a5 a5, and then bent inward toward the center and upward,

forming the arms a a, (which project or flare 4 back, as shown in Fig. 4,) and these arms have their ends rounded or curled in, as shown at 40 aT al. Between the arms at a2 and' at a* there is left a slight space, (l, to receive the necktie D, while the lower edge of the collar B rests in the space b between the arms a* a4 and the iiaring arms c6 a, and the latter arms have a slight space, c, between them, at their nearest points, to receive the shank of the collar-stud E, embraced by said arms a? a6.

The operation of my device will be readily understood from the foregoing description of The necktie D is slipped up in the space d between the arms a2 and a, which form elast-ic clips to keep it in place,

to the'neckbandG of the shirt.

l (although, if desired, the necktie may be made fast to these arms, as by stitches; but this is not necessary) and the bends a3 will prevent the tie from rising in the back, while the elasticity of4 the arms a will prevent it from falling downward, the collar B having been buttoned onto the stud E, previously secured The arms a" a6 are next slipped up to place, as shown in Fig. 2, preferably between the collar and neckband, so that the base of the collar shall rest in the space b, as already described, between the arms a* and a, and the said arms a will then embrace the shank of the stud E, as already stated, and these arms possess sufficient elasticity to keep the fastener in place. The necktie is prevented from turning around the neck by the force of the arms a2 a4, and thus the tie is kept in place without any possibility of rising in the rea-r or slipping down or around.

If preferred, the arms a c may be inserted between the collar and necktie, on the outside of the former, though I prefer the arrangement shown and described, and the rounded or curled ends a7 al of said arms will prevent any possibility of their catching in either the neckband or the collar, or in the necktie in the last-described arrangement, as might happen if the ends were left sharp or plain.

The material I prefer for my fastener is ordinary metallic wire; but any analogous n1alightness and elasticity may be employed instead. f

It is not absolutely necessary that the rear4 ward-extending arms a a should flare, as shown; but this construction is advantageous.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-` 1. A necktie-fastener consisting of a springwire body bent back upon itself at each side to form elastic clips, closed at the top, Vbut open at the base to receive a necktie from below, and having the ends of the wire bent up at the center between the side bends to receive and support the base of a collar, substantially as set forth.

, 2. A necktie-fastener consisting of a springwire body bent back upon itself at each side to form elastic clips, lclosed at the top, but open terial possessing the requisite elements of and thereby forming elastic clips o2 a (t2 and rearward and upward extending arms a a", substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1' have hereunto set my hand, at l\[i1\vz mkee7 in the county of Milwaukee and State of Visconsin7 in the ,presence of two witnesses.

JULUS N. PROESOHEL.

\Vi tn esses:

H. G. UNDERwooD, D. N. KAssoN. 

